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Mega Millions Results for Friday, October 9, 2026: Winning Numbers

The Mega Millions draw on October 9, 2026 produced 2, 7, 16, 63, 70 with Mega Ball 8. 2 was the longest-absent of the main numbers, back after 21 draws away. The main numbers added up to 158, against an average of 182 over the prior 100 draws.

How each number got here

Number	Before this draw	Appearances in prior 100 draws
2	last seen 22 draws earlier	7
7	last seen 5 draws earlier	5
16	last seen 3 draws earlier	7
63	last seen 11 draws earlier	11
70	last seen 21 draws earlier	5
8 (Mega Ball)	last seen 5 draws earlier	4

"Draws earlier" counts the draws back to the previous appearance, so 1 means the number was also in the draw just before. With 5 of 70 numbers per draw, an average number appears about 7 times in 100 draws.

Shape of the draw

• Sum of the main numbers158
• Odd / even2 odd, 3 even
• Low (1-35) / high (36-70)3 low, 2 high

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Source: winning numbers from data.ny.gov dataset 5xaw-6ayf, published by the New York State Gaming Commission. Dataset range 2021-10-01 to 2026-10-16 (319 draws). Check the official Mega Millions results before claiming a prize.

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